Living Nightmare

If the nightmare hadn't been alive before, it certainly was now. There was Ganondorf at his organ, playing the horrible song. Above him were two crystals, a lavender one and a green one. Within the lavender one was Zelda, within the green one was Link. Both were as lifeless as Link had been in Destiny's dream, though the crystal had been red she remembered. It made no difference. Destiny watched them for a moment, hoping vaguely that they would open their eyes and look at her. They did not, but she somehow knew that they were still alive. She just looked at them for a moment, wondering if Ganondorf was going to figure out that she was there or if she had to let him know. She got her answer soon. Ganondorf stopped playing and rose, though he kept his back to Destiny.

"Twenty-five years," he said softly, in a voice layered with evil that made Destiny shudder. "Twenty-five long years, lost to your parents. A person, isolated, cut off from the rest of the world, could go mad in such an amount of time. But did I go mad? No. I was patient. I carefully plotted my revenge so that, when the seal was broken and I was freed again, nothing would go wrong. And look at that! Nothing has gone wrong. I have everything. The castle, the kingdom, the ones who tried to destroy me…" he turned and faced Destiny with a sinister smile, "…and you. You, the one who will someday hold the combined powers of the Triforces of Wisdom and Courage. Or would have, at least. You won't be now."

"And what gives you that inane idea?" asked Destiny politely. Ganondorf laughed outright at her.

"Don't be naïve, child," he scoffed. "You are powerless against me. What, do you think that you can challenge me with that little toy sword of your father's? Hah! It is I who holds the true power now. Behold!" He drew the Master Sword from its sheath at his side. "The Master Sword is mine! You cannot contend with that! You are nothing but a little girl, who should have stayed home and played with her dolls instead of having the gall to believe she could actually fight me!"

"I don't have any dolls," sneered Destiny. "I much prefer swords and spells. Those are my playthings." Ganondorf laughed again at her.

"Then let's play!" he cried. He flung back his red cloak and rose into the air. The organ, crystals, and most of the room disappeared. Destiny ran to one corner of the room and faced Ganondorf.

'Damn it,' she thought. 'I don't have the Light Arrows. I don't even have a bow! I'm in trouble again, but this time Sheik can't help me.' "Toan!" she said aloud. Toan looked at her. "Please find my parents and see if you can get my father's bow and arrows," she hissed. Toan nodded and vanished. Once again Ganondorf laughed.

"So your little glow-worm has abandoned you," he jeered. "You're all alone now Destiny, and this time no one can save you!" So saying, he flung a ball of energy at her. She struck it with her sword, flinging it back at Ganondorf. He hit it back at her with the Master Sword. This went on for a while, until Destiny missed and was hit by the energy. She cried out as she was thrown backwards. She glared at Ganondorf and scrambled to her feet quickly. Ganondorf grinned at her.

"Ah good, you'll go down fighting," he commented. "You are your father's daughter."

"Thank you," Destiny said. "Then that means I'll win." She struck out at the next ball of energy he threw at her, reflecting it back at Ganondorf. Once again they played tennis with the dark energy, until Ganondorf missed and was hit. But Destiny couldn't do anything without the arrows. She just stood there, unsure.

'All the power you need to get to him is in the sword slung over your back,' said a voice in her mind. Sheik's voice. But what power could her little Kokiri Sword have against Ganondorf himself? She had gotten to him without even using her sword! What good was it now? 'Wait a minute,' she thought. 'I haven't gotten to him, not really. I've gotten to the room he's in, yes, but not to him! But what do I do…' Suddenly it hit her. She pulled the sword back and threw it with a spin at Ganondorf as hard as she could. It struck him hard and he cried out and sank to the ground. While he knelt there, gasping for breath, Destiny rushed over to the platform he was on.

"This is mine!" she said, jerking the Master Sword out of Ganondorf's grip. She slashed him over and over, but jumped back when he rose into the air again. He looked at her for a time, then laughed again.

"Oh no, a little girl with a big sword! Oh help me, I'm so afraid!" he mocked, throwing up his hands, then throwing back his head and laughing and laughing.

"All right for you, you pretentious lunatic! How'd you like a stab in the eye?" she shouted. Ganondorf just laughed harder.

"Please, you got lucky once and that's it. You can't touch me here," he said scornfully.

"We'll just see who can't touch whom," Destiny retorted. Suddenly Toan appeared out of the air near her.

"Take these!" he said breathlessly. Destiny held out her hands, keeping a wary eye on Ganondorf, and smiled dangerously a Toan placed her father's Fairy Bow and Light Arrows in her hands.

"How did you get those!" roared Ganondorf.

"Oh, I found them," replied Toan off-handedly. Ganondorf gave a bellow of rage, then a shout of pain. Destiny had sent an arrow into his side. He gasped, panting, as he sank to the platform again. Destiny jumped to the platform and slashed mercilessly at Ganondorf, her pants becoming screams of furious passion. With an almighty roar she raised the sword above her head to bring it crashing down on Ganondorf's. To her surprise, he gave a feeble cry and raised his arms to shield himself.

"Please, wait, don't!" he pleaded. Destiny just stared at him, the sword still poised to strike over her head. She watched as Ganondorf clasped his hands together, begging her to spare him. Her head was spinning. This wasn't right and she knew it, but something was clouding her reason. He looked sincere enough, but this was Ganondorf for the Goddesses' sakes! He was incapable of being sincere! But something was telling her that he was. She shook her head, trying to clear it, trying to get the thick grey fog that was blanketing her thoughts out. It was useless.

'Besides, you're tired. He looks like he means it, and you were raised to give second chances weren't you?' asked a voice in her head. 'Not to him,' thought Destiny. 'Oh go on, what could happen while you've got the Master Sword?' the voice persisted. Destiny sighed and lowered the sword.

"You surrender, then?" she asked.

"Actually, no," replied Ganondorf in a much stronger tone. Quick as a flash he had one hand around Destiny's throat and the other around the Master Sword. He grinned evilly into her face as he raised her off her feet. "Little fool. I told you, you are your father's daughter. And I can see a bit of your mother in you now. You all should've killed me when you had the chance. I thought that you wouldn't make the same mistake that your parents did, but I was wrong. Good thing too, I risked a lot on a guess, but it paid off didn't it?" Destiny couldn't respond. In fact, it was all she could do to keep her eyes open. Ganondorf looked at her, confused. "What's the matter with you?" he demanded. Destiny didn't, couldn't, respond. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head, her mouth opening and closing soundlessly. The last thing she saw before the everlasting darkness slid across her eyes was Ganondorf's openmouthed shock as she died in his hands.

A/N: No, this is NOT the end! There's more to come yet, but I don't think I'll tell you! You've got to keep reading and reviewing if you want to find out!